zade reviewed on 1/7/2015

For first class British village mysteries, you'll never go wrong with Charles Todd. The authors have a real knack for making the location as much a character as the people and each village has a different feel to the ones in the other novels. Inspector Rutledge is a sympathetic and complex character who changes realistically in response to his experiences. The supporting cast is well drawn and round enough to seem like people you might actually meet. My favorite character is Hamish, who manages to evolve from book to book just as Rutledge does. The plots are always intriguing, never obvious, but somehow not as important as the people. I'll not insult the series by calling it "literary," it's far too readable for that, but there's more here than meets the eye. Highly recommended!

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